Platanthera grandiflora, the greater purple fringed orchid,[1] is a species of orchid, genus Platanthera, occurring from Ontario to Newfoundland, south along the Appalachian Mountains to northeastern Georgia, with an isolated population in Illinois.[2][3] It is imperiled in Georgia, Tennessee, Virginia and North Carolina and presumed extirpated in Ohio.[4]

References

  1. ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Platanthera grandiflora". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 7 October 2015.
  2. ^ Flora of North America v 26 p 565, Platanthera grandiflora
  3. ^ Biota of North America Program, county distribution map
  4. ^ "Platanthera grandiflora". NatureServe Explorer. NatureServe, Arlington, Virginia. Retrieved 23 February 2022.